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from bulb to bulb, and seven inches from row to row. The 

 bed may be marked out by straining a line very tight, 

 lengthwise on the bed, and beating it with the back of the 

 spade, leaving a lined groove along the ground. Then, 

 ' with a lath four feet long, let the bed be marked across at 

 six inches distance, so as to leave distinct impressions at 

 each crossing of the ground lines ; for these will form the 

 spots where the bulbs are to be planted, by means of a 

 dibber, made larger than the largest bulb, and flattened at 

 the end. The holes are to be made four inches deep, and 

 about half an inch of sharp sand ought to be dropped in 

 each. The centre line ought to be planted with the tallest 

 kinds, and the outside of the bed with the lowest. In se- 

 vere frosts they should be protected by boards or branches. 

 Tulips have ever been held in the highest estimation. As 

 early as 1637 history records one hundred and twenty 

 Tulips being sold at public auction for no less a sum than 

 nine thousand guilders, equal to thirty-six hundred dollars ; 

 and, in England, at the present day, a good collection is 

 valued at five thousand dollars. Florists generally divide 

 them into three classes, viz. : first, Bybloemens, such as 

 have a white ground, variegated with purple, as Bienfait 

 or Washington, &c. ; secondly, Bizarres, having a yellow 

 ground, variegated with scarlet, purple, rose, or velvet, as 

 Trafalgar, Due de Savoie, &c. ; and, thirdly, Roses with 

 white ground, variegated with rose, scarlet, or crimson, as 

 La Tcndresse, Rose mignonne, &c. 



The superb kinds are often very expensive ; even fifty 

 pounds sterling is frequently given for a single bulb ; 

 and we doubt much if these high-priced kinds are finer 

 than Washington, Milo, or Trafalgar, which, with many 

 others, can be procured for less than one dollar each. 



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This is a very proper period to plant the beautiful and 

 early flowering Pynisjap6nica,no\v called Cydoniajapo- 

 nica. The blossoms are of a rich scarlet colour. It is the 

 earliest flowering shrub of the garden, and deciduous, 

 though said by some to be " an evergreen." The plant is 

 bushy, and well adapted for single plants in grass plats, or 

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